The Cheap Seats (song)

For songs with similar titles, see Cheap Seats (disambiguation) § Music.

1994 single by Alabama

"The Cheap Seats"

Single by Alabama
from the album  Cheap Seats
B-side| "This Love's on Me"
Released| April 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)
Genre| Country
Length| 3:54
Label| RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)|

* Marcus Hummon
* Randy Sharp

Producer(s)|

* Alabama
* Larry Michael Lee
* Josh Leo

Alabama singles chronology
| "T.L.C. A.S.A.P."
(1993)  | "The Cheap Seats"
(1994)  | "We Can't Love Like This Anymore"
(1994)

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"The Cheap Seats" is a song by American country music group Alabama, released on April 4, 1994, as the third and final single from their album Cheap Seats. "The Cheap Seats" was written by Marcus Hummon and Randy Sharp, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in mid-1994.[1] It also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

## Content

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The song is a reminiscence of minor league baseball in the narrator's hometown in the Midwestern United States.[2]

## Critical reception

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Dan Cooper of Allmusic called the song "way cute" in his review of the album.[3] Tom Roland of New Country magazine praised the song for "avoiding the now-stale Dixie tributes" that were present in the band's other songs.[2]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen and features the band at a baseball game. It is strongly implied that Des Moines, Iowa is the "middle-sized town" in question, as it does indeed have a AAA minor league team (Iowa Cubs) and is in fact "in the middle of the Midwest". It was filmed at historic Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a staged game between the Carolina Mudcats and Chattanooga Lookouts, members of the Double-A Southern League at the time. It was also filmed in the band's hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama.

## Chart performance

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"The Cheap Seats" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994. It ended their streak of 41 straight Top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs Chart.

Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 13

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1994)  | Position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 77

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 19.
2. ^ a b Roland, Tom (March 1994). "Album reviews: Cheap Seats". New Country. 1 (1): 48–49\. ISSN 1074-536X.48-49&rft.date=1994-03&rft.issn=1074-536X&rft.aulast=Roland&rft.aufirst=Tom&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:The+Cheap+Seats+(song)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Cooper, Dan. "Cheap Seats review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2521." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 4, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
5. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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Alabama 1990–2011 singles

Pass It On Down|

* "Pass It On Down"
* "Jukebox in My Mind"
* "Forever's as Far as I'll Go"
* "Down Home"
* "Here We Are"

Greatest Hits Vol. II|

* "Then Again"
* "Born Country"

American Pride|

* "Take a Little Trip"
* "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"
* "Once Upon a Lifetime"
* "Hometown Honeymoon"

Cheap Seats|

* "Reckless"
* "T.L.C. A.S.A.P."
* "The Cheap Seats"

Greatest Hits Vol. III|

* "We Can't Love Like This Anymore"
* "Give Me One More Shot"

In Pictures|

* "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl"
* "In Pictures"
* "It Works"
* "The Maker Said Take Her"

Dancin' on the Boulevard|

* "Sad Lookin' Moon"
* "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"
* "Of Course I'm Alright"
* "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"

For the Record|

* "How Do You Fall in Love"
* "Keepin' Up"

Twentieth Century|

* "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"
* "Small Stuff"

When It All Goes South|

* "When It All Goes South"

Other singles|

* "Sweet Home Alabama"
* "Angels Among Us"
* "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
* "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
* "Old Alabama"

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